URN NEWS

April News

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:27:42 -0500

URN (N.A.) ANNOUNCES NEW DRUMMER, UPCOMING ALBUM TITLE
Chicago, IL - Rotting Corpse Records announced today that their artist, URN, the Chicago-based, gothic metal band officially named their new drummer after an extensive audition process. Simply to be known by her initials as “M.J.”, she was selected among a large number of candidates that auditioned for the band over a six-month period.
As a result of this decision, URN also revealed today the title of their next full-length upcoming release which will be called “Scribings of a Forgotten Soul”. The band will once again be working with the production team of Dan Precision of Bombshelter Recordings (Rise Against, Naked Raygun, 88- Fingers Louie) and Connie Bergmann of Dark Wind Productions whom worked on URN’s previously successful release “Dancing with the Demigods”. The band has been in pre-production on the new release for the past couple of months and is targeting to enter the studio to begin recording by the late summer/early fall. URN is also scheduled to appear at several upcoming summer festivals such as Paganstock 2008 and Summer Onslaught IV.
URN toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada in support of “Dancing with the Demigods”, highlighted by being the support act for To/Die/For and Virgin Black for a full North American tour, also did support for regional legs for U.S. tours with Moonspell, Katatonia, Daylight Dies and Finntroll. In addition the band also shared the stage with honored acts such as, Type O Negative, Trail of Tears, Trouble, Novembers Doom, The Dayglo Abortions, Unexpect, Bile, Bella Morte and The Dave Brockie Experience.
The band also has ongoing collaborations with artists of other mediums such as Michelle Belanger, noted author of the Psychic Vampire Codex and actor Don Henrie of Sci-Fi Channel’s Mad, Mad House and was able to get their music to appear in television programs such as A&E Biography’s “The Secret Life of Vampires” and has been filmed by the Sci-Fi Channel for potential upcoming programs. Both of these esteemed friends appear in URN’s video for their “Shadow Dancer” single which was a tribute to the old “Dark Shadows” TV show of which they were fans of.
The band is also planning to film another video this summer to promote the new album as well, more details to be announced at a later time.

February/March News

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:03:29 -0600

Hello all,

As we progress through this hard winter’s journey, we wanted to give you all some quick updates as the band’s recent flurry of activities.

We’d like to thank every one who came out and supported us as we opened the Trail of Tears/Echoes of Eternity/Unexpect show at the end of January. It was brutally cold that day and we had a great time hanging with Trail of Tears and Unexpect, and look forward to sharing the stage with them again sometime in the future.

Special thanks to Frank of FM Entertainment for the opportunity and to Owen of Starfire for the excellent pictures of the show, you can view some of them on the MySpace page for now until we upload them to urncentral.com

Also, to all the great Minnesota folks for braving the elements for the Brain “Mr. Dark and Spooky’s” birthday bash in St. Paul, MN. Brain, himself for honoring us with being one of his chosen few for his special day, meant the world to us and for the great hospitality he showed us. Also to Impaler, Cwn Anwn and ShadowCraft, it was truly a great show and a great evening. Special shout out to Nick Holmes from Torg for filling on drums on a quick notice.

URNCENTRAL

The migration to the new server is complete and we thank you all for your patience with it. Many updates are going to be made over the next couple of days so please keep checking back for up-to-the-minute information on what URN is doing and where they are going to be.

DRUMMER AUDITION UPDATES

URN has been really enjoying the great many people who have been coming out for the drummer auditions. The final candidates are coming in over the next couple of weekends and the band will make the formal announcement on the new permanent drummer in the next couple of weeks.

However URN can announce that Stephan O’Mallie has been selected as the drummer for the Don Henrie side project that is currently under way. Stephan comes with an extensive and impressive resume having been a veteran of the New York scene for many years highlighted with his time in Carnival of Pain.

Stephan recently came to Chicago to work with URN on the yet untitled side project and album and made great overall strides in the writing process. Projections are to hit the recording studio sometime in the late summer. More information will made available as it progresses.

UPCOMING SHOWS

URN does still have a few shows coming up this March. Here is the schedule of dates:

Saturday, March 15th

The Ides of March Music Fest

The Mirimar Theater
2844 N. Oakland Ave.
Milwaukee, WI

All Ages/$10 cover/7pm

URN finally shares the stage with old friends The Shadowpeople and AM Psych. Nick Holmes of Torg will fill in on drums as URN finalizes the drummer audition process.

So once the new drummer is announced said individual will be a part of a weekend mini-tour as URN teams up with Rictus Grin and Time to Kill for these dates:

Friday, March 28th

The Music Academy of West Bend
510 West Schoenhaar Drive
West Bend, WI

All Ages/$5 cover/6pm

Saturday, March 29th

The Four Stools Short Tavern
451 East Grand Avenue
Wisconsin Rapids, WI

21 and over/$5 cover/9pm

Sunday, March 30th

Dominic’s Birthday Bash

Legends Music Café
701 West Lake Avenue
Addison, IL

All Ages/$7 cover/6pm

Some very special guests may make some surprise appearances, we could announce it, or you can come out and celebrate with the band and see for yourself. Hmm.

WHERE TO BUY THE CURRENT URN ALBUMS “DANCING WITH THE DEMIGODS” and “DESCRATED ASHES”

Also the usual reminder that URN is available through Relapse Records and Century Media distribution! If you have yet to order your copy of “Dancing with the Demigods”, please click here:

http://www.cmdistro.com/shop/index.aspx?page=item&iditem=23145

You can also get “Dancing with the Demigods” as well as “Desecrated Ashes” at all of these other major retailers:

Billboard http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=677091&aid=785200

CD Baby
http://cdbaby.com/cd/urncentral

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Demigods-Urn/dp/B000GBENG0

CD Universe
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7239279

You can also get copies from these great people as well:

Azure Green
Rotting Corpse Records (of course)
Open Grave Records
Dark Symphonies Records
Sempiternal Productions
Dark Horizons Records

Also you can find URN all over the internet stores as well such as these:

iTunes
Napster
Audio Lunchbox
Zune
Good Storm
Sonific
Choice Records
Sony Connect

And over 50 other e-stores to download your favorite URN song to your iPod or computer!

Thank you all as always for your continued support and hopefully will see you at the shows!!

January News

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:18:52 -0600

Greetings again and we hope that everyone had a good holiday season.

URN took a great deal of time off from all music activities up to the New Year, but has been back in high gear since. As many of you are aware, we are still holding drummer auditions and we’ve had some great prospects come in and we are very optimistic about what the future will bring.

We hope that you are enjoying the facelift and upgrade to urncentral.com (now, that we’ve actually had some time to stop and address updating the site).   More renovations and updates are being worked on as we speak, so please check back often as the site will be in a constant state of evolution for the next couple of months. Please also feel free to leave any feedback as that will also help us.

URN DRUMMER AUDITIONS

For the record, we still have a few more drummer candidates coming in, so if you are a drummer, or you know someone who would be interested, we are still holding auditions through the end of February in where we will make our decision and announce our newest member.

For more detailed information on this process: URN is scheduled to record a new full length album, video shoot, and we are in talks with promoters on potential European and North American tours to support the new album in 2008 and 2009. As a result, we are seeking serious applicants only.
We also ask that no session drummers apply please, as we do ask for a strong commitment. Applicants must have their own professional gear, reliable transportation, valid passport, and flexible schedule as the band does do extensive touring with major acts. To inquire for an audition please email urn@urncentral.com or you can also contact through the myspace page.

SO WHY/HOW DO YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF SHOWS COMING UP THEN?

URN is a very blessed band as we have a great many friends in the world and it means everything to us. In short, our good friend Brain “Mr. Dark and Spooky” had asked us quite a while back to be a part of his birthday celebration on February 1st at Station 4 in St. Paul, MN and URN would never turn down any opportunity to play with the legendary IMPALER!!! Fortunately for us, Scott Davidson of Rebel Radio whom has been a great friend to the band is sitting in as a celebrity “guest drummer” if you will.   This being fresh of his birthday bash with Trouble, Kataklysm and many other great bands at the Chicago House of Blues on Sunday, January 27th!!

URN does have a few more shows also confirmed for 2008 and we’ll announce them once the drummer is announced and in place.

DEVELOPMENT OF “SCRIBINGS OF A FORGOTTEN SOUL” AND THE VAMPIRE DON HENRIE ALBUMS

As previously mentioned, URN has spent a good amount of time developing the upcoming release predicted for 2008. At the current moment, the band is working/developing over twenty new songs for both projects.    The direction for this new album will be of a much darker, heavier vein as the band is exploring new artistic approaches in the songwriting. Certain trademark elements will still be intact as Sophia will continue to perform various woodwind instruments on the records as we try to blend various musical influences into a cohesive whole. A couple of good friends have also indicated to doing some guest vocals on the album and those are being worked out at this time as well. More news will made of this as the time approaches.

The Don Henrie album is also coming together very, very well as it will be an estimated six-song release with Don providing lead vocals. There are plans for live performances for this project as well and again more news will be made of that as definitive plans become more concrete in the coming months.
Thank you all so much for your continued support and we are excited and look forward to bringing you new music in 2008 and beyond!
Cheers!

December News

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 15:05:24 -0600

On behalf of the band, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and safe holidays and very sincere thanks for such an incredible 2007.

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON “DANCING WITH THE DEMIGODS”
It was a wonderful year and to cap it off we are thrilled to announce that “Dancing with the Demigods” as well as the rest of the Rotting Corpse Records catalog as been picked up for distribution by Relapse Records! So the title will be available in their catalogs for 2008! In addition, to Relapse, URN is still being distributed by Synergy, Azure Green and Century Media, so the title is very much available to all major music chain-stores and internet stores.

OUR DEEPEST THANKS We do have so many people to thank for the great success that 2007 was. The list is quite voluminous but we feel that we need to make special mention to these folks: first and foremost, Ron and Lori at Rotting Corpse Records for all of their support and incredible hard work to help us grow as a band and as a family. Ron Jr. and Katie at RKB Music, Scott Davidson at Rebel Radio, Frank at FM Entertainment and the Pearl Room, Ted and Steve at the I-Rock, Rodney at the CMF, Joe at Music Zone Studios, Brent and Chrissy, Michele at the Phantasy (Cleveland), The Girls of Metal, and Avernus’ Bill Hamning for helping us finish out the year.
There was a significant number of you who came to damn near every show we played this year (over 70 of them), we could go on and on all day with the names, so please forgive us as we will just say thank you form the bottom of hearts for your dedication and support, it is deeply appreciated.
We’d also like to say cheers to all of the some-hundred bands we shared the stage with this year, great bands such as: Trouble, Finntroll, Type O Negative, Impaler, Withering Soul, Clad in Darkness, Whorrid, Cold Colours, Nocturnal Divinity, Rictus Grin, Chainsnap, Eternus Litus, Dark Spectrum, and so on.
We would also like to take one special moment to also especially thank To/Die/For and Virgin Black for sharing an life-long enriching experience from the national tour we did with them this past summer. It was truly incredible and we look forward to sharing the stage with you guys again in the future. Cheers!

URN HOLDING DRUMMER AUDITIONS
As many of you have asked, yes, URN is currently holding permanent drummer auditions. If you are a drummer, or know someone that is, the band is seeking a new drummer to become part of the tribe:
 URN is seeking very serious applicants only and no session drummers please. Applicants must have their own professional gear, reliable transportation, valid passport, and flexible schedule for touring. To inquire for an audition please email urn@urncentral.com or contact Dominic at (773) 243-9781. For more information, please visit the band's websites at:

www.urncentral.com
www.myspace.com/urn
www.numberonemusic.com/urn

URN’s NEW ALBUM “SCRIBINGS OF A FORGOTTEN SOUL”
URN will be taking a couple a months off to recuperate from such a demanding year. While the band is holding the drummer auditions, we have been hard at work writing and rehearsing the new material for our upcoming full length “Scribings of a Forgotten Soul”. The band is planning to record the new full length album as well as another video shoot. URN is also in talks for potential European, Canadian and Mexican Tours to support the new album in later 2008 and 2009.

Dominic and URN will also be teaming up the Vampire Don Henrie to work on an album with him, more details to be announced in the next month or so.

Again, thank you all for a great year and looking forward to doing even more in 2008.

Cheers!

September News

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:58:33 -0500

Hello everyone and we hope that all is well in your world!

Things have been very hectic and busy in the URN camp theses (when are we not), but there’s a great deal going and coming up so we wanted to share with, so we’ll keep on the brief side this month.

First and foremost, URN would like to deeply thank Bill Hamning again for filling in on drums for the past couple months as well as the next couple to help us fulfill our schedule. Look for Bill to show more of his talents later on in the winter with Avernus and Empyrean Sky.

A couple of weeks ago URN had the honor to participate in the Girls of Metal Cancer Benefit at the Colosseum in Mokena, IL. It was very humbling to see so many people come out and support the worth cause with such enthusiasm as well. The show was quite the success and special thanks to Nicci, Missy, Holly, Danyelle and all of the Girls of metal for putting on the event and putting the effort in to support the American Brian Tumor Research Foundation.

As mentioned, a dear loved one of URN suffers from a brain tumor, so it meant beyond words for people to come and give to this charity as we pray each day that better treatments are found and a possible cure.

Special thanks also go out to Frank of FM Entertainment at the Pearl Room and the staff for hosting the event and having show. It was also real cool to see many others from so many area metal bands coming out to catch and really enjoy our performance. It means a lot to us and kudos to the other great bands, The Ottoman Empire, F.H.O.D and Beyond Tranquility for putting on fantastic shows to make the event a very special day.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Well, most of you have know this for seven months, however if you are new to URN and who we are, we’ll mention again that URN is honored to be doing a couple of Midwest dates with FINNTROLL next week.

URN will be the direct support act at the I-Rock in Detroit, MI on Thursday, September 27th and will be a support act on Friday, September 28th at the Pearl Room the next day, Friday, September 28th. For more detailed information, please visit the SHOWS section on our flagship website www.urncentral.com.

URN also has been diligent in trying to re-schedule the dates from our Midwest leg of our summer tour. Here is URN’s schedule for the remainder of 2007:

Thursday, September 27 – I-Rock/Detroit, MI
Friday, September 28 – The Pearl Room/Mokena, IL

Friday, October 5 – The Back Bar/Janesville, WI
Saturday, October 6 – The New Mission/Stevens Point, WI
Friday, October 19 – The End Zone/Aurora, IL
Saturday, October 20 – Just Bills/St. Louis, MO
Sunday, October 21 – Aphelion/Iowa City, IA

November 3 – The Symposium/Cleveland, OH
November 18 – Birdy’s/Indianapolis, IN

A Fort Wayne date is still being worked out as well as another couple of local Chicago shows, so check back for updates as we’ll update them as soon as these dates are confirmed. To our good friends in the cities of Columbus, Pittsburgh and Omaha, we sincerely apologize as due to scheduling it will be spring of 2008 before these dates are going to get made up at this time.

NEW URN FULL LENGTH ALBUM IN 2008

Even though the band has been touring extensively for their “Dancing with the Demigods” album since May 2006, URN has been hard at work writing their follow-up album. The band has nine songs near full completion with several more compositions being developed.

The band is proud to announce that the title for the new album will be called “Scribings of a Forgotten Soul” and will go into pre-production in February 2008 with a hopeful fall release later in that year. Stay tuned for more announcements and details as we things progress.

As always, the band would thank all of you for your support. Record sales for “Dancing with the Demigods” both in the stores and online have well exceeded expectations and continue to thrice, we wish there were more words to say thanks.

Hope to see you all out at the shows and be well!